Ironing board



Jan. 23, 1923.

' R. P. EBIERHYARD.

IRONING BOARD.v

FILED, JULY 2.1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INVENTOR F. PEfierkard V ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Jan. 23, 1923.

'R. P. EBERHARD.

IRONING BOARD.

FILED JULY 2.1921. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

' WITNESS:

Patented Jan. 23, 1923.

) UNITE D: stares ROBERT P. EBERHABD, or mnnnowvmernrn.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed July 2, 1921. Serial No. 432,244.

To all iii/10m it may concern:

Be it known that I, RoennrP. EBERHARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Meadow, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to ironing boards, and comprehends a constructionwhich can be readily and easily clamped upon the edge of the table orother suitable support, for which purpose the supporting leg of theboard is pivoted adjacent one end thereof and adapted to project abovethe board through a slot opening at one end of the latter. 1

The chief characteristic of the present invention resides in equippingthe board with a pair of pivoted members mounted upon the board at theopposite sides of the slot, and designed to permit the board to beproperly clamped upon tables or supports of different thicknesses, theinvention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein:

.l igure l is a side elevation of the board, showing the same supportedupon the edge of a table or the like.

Figure 2 is a top plan View, showing the adjustable members in theirnormal position.

Figure 3 is a similar View, showing the adusted position of saidmembers.

Figure 1 is a bottom plan View of the board with the supporting leg in afolded position.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the adjust-able members.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 indicates an ironing board ofwell known construction having a slot 11 opening at one I end of theboard. Secured to the underside of the board and at opposite sides ofthe slot 11 are cleats 12 between which the supportiiig leg 13 ispivoted.

'hen the leg is folded it is arranged against the underside of the boardin parallelisni therewith as clearly illustrated in Figure 4, but theleg is mounted in a manner so that one end of the leg can projectthrough the slot 11. above the upper face of the board,

so that the board can be clamped upon a table edge or othersuitablesupport indicated end to provide shoulders 20 arranged trans versely otthe block. The blocks are pivoted at a point between their ends as at2.1, so that the blocks can be arranged transversely of the board, or inparallel relation with the slot 1.1 the occasion may require. Vhen theboard is used in conjunction with a table edge or support i l of properthickliess so that the gripping surface of the leg may be properlypresented to the upper suriac ,lesl) r 1e 00 {S are arran er eoft l )ot,tl bl l 19 g l transversely of the board 10, in which position thecorresponding longitudinal edges of the blocks constitute stops 22 whichbear against the ad acent edge of the support 14 when the board ispositioned for use. However, when the board is used in connection with atable edge or support of less thick ness, the blocks 19 are swung upontheir pivots to lie parallel with the slot 11, with the reduced portionsof the blocks arranged to lie beneath the table edge or support 14:.When in this position, the shoulders 20 formed on the blocks engage thesupport 14.

liile it is believed that from the foregoadjacent edge of theingdescription the nature and advantages of the invention will bereadily apparent, I desire to have it understood thatI do not limitmyself to what is'herein shown an d described, and that such changes maybe resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is:

1 An ironing board having a slot at one end thereof, a supporting legpivoted beneath the board and movable through the slot, a

clamping block carried by the upper end of the leg, blocks reposing uponthe board at. opposite sides of the slot, each block having a reducedportion defining a shoulder board, and adapted to be arrangedtransarranged across the transverse center of the versely of the boardin horizontal alinement, block, said shoulder being recessed said orparallel with said slot, with the reduced block having an openingbeneath said recess, portions outermost for the purpose specified.pivots passedv through said recesses and In testimony whereof I afiix mysignaopenings and connected with the board ture.

whereby said blocks are pivoted upon the 7 ROBERT P. EBERHARD.

